08-27-2023, 07:05 PM
I don't know about the tunnels in Bavaria but these are great for study as the one you see here is rock on this side, a reconstructed wood portal on the other both , the other tunnel has a concrete portal on one end and rock on the other:
There was to be a third tunnel in the canyon but as they were digging it, the roof became compromised to instead it's a very deep cut.
I understand that the tunnels and several rock faces are check yearly by geotechnical engineers to make sure they are relatively safe.
The conifers that you are refering to are less than 20 years old as that area was completly devastated by the fire in 2003. You can still see the dead burned trees in the photo.
I did the rockwork and plasterwork on the module today.
It was a mix of frustration at first, trying to get the rock castings to adhere. I think my mistake was not wetting the hydrocal casting and the plaster cloth before trying to attach the casting with a hydrocal paste/filler. The casting pulled all the moisture out of the paste and it dried almost instantly without attaching the casting to anything.
I did figure it out and after the castings were attached I shaped everything in with Woodland Scenics carving plaster.
I also used the plaster to shape the creekbed a bit more.
It's not perfect but it's ready of color I reckon.
There was to be a third tunnel in the canyon but as they were digging it, the roof became compromised to instead it's a very deep cut.
I understand that the tunnels and several rock faces are check yearly by geotechnical engineers to make sure they are relatively safe.
The conifers that you are refering to are less than 20 years old as that area was completly devastated by the fire in 2003. You can still see the dead burned trees in the photo.
I did the rockwork and plasterwork on the module today.
It was a mix of frustration at first, trying to get the rock castings to adhere. I think my mistake was not wetting the hydrocal casting and the plaster cloth before trying to attach the casting with a hydrocal paste/filler. The casting pulled all the moisture out of the paste and it dried almost instantly without attaching the casting to anything.
I did figure it out and after the castings were attached I shaped everything in with Woodland Scenics carving plaster.
I also used the plaster to shape the creekbed a bit more.
It's not perfect but it's ready of color I reckon.